Bio Basic Europe informs that in compliance with article 10 of Law 713/86, the companies which at present manufacture, pack and/or commercialize cosmetic products in Europe shall notify, at least 30 days before placing the product on the market, to the local Ministry of Health. In Italy, in addition to the local Ministry of Health, this notification must be sent to the Councillorship of Health of the territorially competent region. The Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Article 13), which shall apply from 11 July 2013, requires that the person responsible for placing the product on the market shall, by electronic means, submit through the CPNP (an online notification system created for the implementation of this Regulation) some information about the product s/he places on the European market. This shall also apply to cosmetic products notified under Law 713/86 and which continue to be placed on the market in the EU as of 11 July 2013 and to those products which are no longer on the market but reintroduced in a Member State by a distributor after that day. Where any of the information submitted changes, the responsible person or the distributor shall provide an update without delay. The Commission shall, without delay, make the information available (electronically) to all competent authorities, to poison centres or similar bodies. Bio Basic Europe can help those companies which, during this transition period, decide to be already in compliance with the above mentioned Regulation for those products which they intend to continue selling even after 11th July 2013. It is important to underline that until 11th July 2013 the products which are sold in Italy shall be notified to the Ministry of Health or to the competent Health Center under Law 713/86. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any clarification or further information. Managing Director Dr. Umberto Pianca Technical Manager Safety Assessor Claudio Angelinetta research@biobasiceurope.it Responsible of the Toxicology Department Francesca Vallotto lab@biobasiceurope.it Assistant of the Toxicology Department Corrado Muzzarelli tox@biobasiceurope.it Assistant of the Toxicology Department Marianna Stumpo labtox@biobasiceurope.it